Fare-register.



G. F. ROOKE.

FARE REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1. 1909. RENEWED JULY 5.1918.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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Attorney} G. F. ROOKE.

FARE REGISTER.

1909- RENEWED JULY 5. 1918.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919,

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G. F. ROOKE.

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APPLICATION FILED !ULY1,1909- RENEWED JULY 5.191s.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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GEORGE E. ROOKE, or PROVIDENCE, anon REGISTER COMPANY, OF AUGUTA EISLAND, ASSIGNORTO nooxn AUTOMATIC MAINE, A conronnrron or MAINE.

FARE-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

Application filed July 1, 1909, Serial No. 505,370. Renewed July 5,1918. Serial No. 243,468.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. RooKn. of the city and county ofProvidenceand State of Rhode Island,'have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fare-Regis' ters; and I do hereby declare the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,forming a part of the same, to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof.

The present invention relates to fare-registers, and more particularlyto fare-regis ters of the portable type such as forms the subject ofLetters Patent No. 690,079, granted to me December 31, 1901. v

The fareregister of said prior patent Was adapted to register coins ofone denomination only, as for example, nickels. One object of thepresent inventionis to provide means whereby the register will beadapted to register coins of two different denominations, as forexample, nickels and dimes.

To that end the first feature of invention consists of a fare registercomprising two registering counters for registering coins of differentdenominations, and means for causing one of said counters to be operatedwhen a coin of one denomination is inserted and for causing the othercounter to be operated when a coin of the otherdenomination is inserted.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, theconstruction is such that one of said counters will be operated by thecoins of both denominations, which counter may be termed the primarycounter, while the other counter, which may be termed the secondarycounter, will be operated by only one of the coins and preferably thecoin of higher denomination. Thus when the two coins are nickels anddimes respectively, one of the counters will be operated by both thenickels and the dimes, whereas the other counter will be operated onlyby the dimes. With this construction, as will be seen,

of coins passed through the machine, while the figures on the secondarycounter will correspond to the total number of dimes passed through themachine, while the sum of the figures on the two counters willcorrespond to the total number of five cent fares received andregistered.

the, figures on the primary counter will correspond to the total numberA further feature of invention, therefore, consists in providing meanswhereby the primary counter may be operated directly from the slidingcoin-carriage, and 'so that said counter will be operated at eachto-andfro movement of said carriage. In the construction shown theprimary counter is actuated by a direct connection between the shaft ofsaid counte and said sliding carriage.

A further feature of invention consists in providing means fordetermining whether the secondary counter shall or shall not beoperated. In the construction shown the means for determining whethersaid secondary counter shall or shall not be operated, and which forconvenience may be termed selective means, is controlled by the coinsthemselves, one of said coins,,as for example the nickel, serving tocontrol said selective means in a way to prevent the operation of thesecondary counter, while the other coin, as for example, the dime,serves to control said selective means in such a way as to cause saidsecondary counter to be operated.

The invention further consists in an improved construction of grippingdevices for gripping the coin when inserted in the register, and so thatthe'coin cannot be thereafter withdrawn, and for holding the coin for agreater or less portion of the travel of the sliding carriage as thecoin is carried along by said carriage.

The invention further consists of features of construction and certaincombinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Fig. 4 is a like\,rear elevation with still if other portions brokenaway and showingthe parts in a still different position, as de terminedby the insertion of a nickel.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation, corresponding to Fig. 4, but showing theparts in a still I nism.

Fig. 8 is a plan view with certain parts removed to show the grippingdevices. Fig. 9-,is a side view of the gripping mechanism.

Fig. v10 is a front view of the upper porp tion of the mechanism withcertaln parts removed.

Fig. 11 is a section on the line Q's-w of Fig. 10. i

'Fig. 12 is a front view partly in section of one of the countersemployed.

Fig. 13 is an end view of said counter with the cover removed.

The general construction, of the mechanism shown in the drawings issimilar to that shown in my Patent No. 690,079, Decenrber 31, 1901, towhich reference may be had.

1 represents the frame upon which the several parts are mounted, saidframe having a longitudinal passage eXtending therethrough, and so thatsaid frame also constitutes the coin-chute, said frame furtherconstituting the guide for the sliding carriage 2. Pivoted to the frameor coin-chute on opposite sides thereof is a swinging rectangular frame3, the upper end 4: of which constitutes a shutter for theupper end ofthe coin-chute, as described in my prior patent referred to. Mounted onthe frame is a spring-motor 5. To the drum of said motor one end of. aconnecting strap 6 is secured, the other endof said strap beingconnected to a pin 7 on the sliding carriage.

referred to, the carriage is being connected to the As'more fullyexplained in my prior patent moved upward by pushing inward the rack-bar8, the inward movement of said rack-bar serving to rotate thecrank-wheel 9, said crank-wheel sliding carriage by means of the pitman10.

By this construction, as will be under.- stood, when the rack-bar 8 ispushed inward, the crank-wheel 9 will be rotated in a direction to movethe sliding carriage upward, and this upward movement of the slidingcarriage will, through the strap connection 6', serve to wind up thespring of the springmotor 5, and so that when permitted to do so, saidspring-motor will serve to pull the carriage downward.

The sliding carriage 2,. is latched in its upper position against thepull of the springmotor by a latch such as described in said priorpatent, it being understood that said latch is adapted to be disengagedby the insertion of a coin and so as to thereby release the' slidingcarriage and permit the same to be pulled downward by the springmotor.The release of the carriage by the insertion of a coin is effected bythe action of a pivoted tripper 11. This #ivoted tripper is in the formof a bell-crank lever, one arm 11 of which extends across the upper endof the coin-chute in the path of the coin, and the other arm 11 of whichtripper serves to unlatch the latch which holds the carriage in itsraised position.

The latching of the carriage in its upper osition is effected by theengagement of a roll 15" carried by the oscillating plate 15 to behereafter referred to, with a lug or projection 15 secured to the frame2, as shown in Fig. 11, said roll 15 constituting the latch abovementionedr I The present mechanism is provided with a new and improvedform of gripping device, said gripping device being provided with twomovable gripping jaws adapted to grip the coin upon its opposite sides.Pivoted to suitable brackets on opposite sides of the sliding carriageare two levers 12, 12, on the inner ends of which are mounted thegripping jaws 13, 13, said levers being pivoted at 12, 12*,respectively, and the outer ends of said levers are connected by a pairof toggle links 14, 14.

Pivoted on the carriage. 2 is an oscillating plate or lever 15 havingtwo projections or arms 16 and 17. The arm 16, when the carriage israised, abuts against the arm 11 of the tripper 11, while the arm 17 isconnected to a link 18, said link 18 being bent around the side of thecarriage and connected to the pivot 19 of the toggle links.

Suitably mounted on the frame at one side of the oscillating plate 15 isa torsion-spring 20 adapted-to actuate the pivoted arm 2-1. A link 22connects said pivoted arm with the oscillating plate 15, theconstruction being such .that when the carriage is in its elevatedposition the spring 20 tends to pull the oscillating plate to the leftin Fig. 7, and so as to hold the arm 16 against the arm 11" of thetrigger 11, and so that when said trigger is tripped by. he insertion ofa coin and the arm 11 thereby moved out of the path of the arm 16, saidoscillating plate will be moved to the left by the action of saidspring. This movement of said oscillating plate will serve through theconnecting link 18 to straighten the toggle-links and thereby move thegripping jaws inward into motor 5. Secured to the frame is a platel23.Said plate is provided with a cam pro ection 24.. The oscillating plate15 has still I another arm 25 which is so arranged that as the carriagedescends said arm 25 will come in contact with the cam projection 24. Asthe carriage continues to descend the cam projection 24 through itsengagement with the arm 25 serves to rock said oscillating plate 15 tothe right in Fig. 7, and this movement of said oscillating plate servesthrough the connecting link 18 to open the toggle 14 and thus open thegripping jaws and release the coin from the grip thereof.

It will be noted that as the oscillating plate is moved by the camprojection 24 to open the gripping jaws, such movement of theoscillating plate will, through the connecting link 22, rock the arm 21so as to set up tension in the torsion-spring 20. As will be seen, it isnecessary to hold the gripping jaws open and thus to hold theoscillating plate 15 against the action of the torsionspring 20 whentension has been set up in said spring in the manner described, and forthis purpose a connection is made between said oscillating plate and thepitman 10, said connection consisting of a pin 26 which projects fromsaid oscillating plate formed in through. an elongated slot 27 saidpitman.

The arrangement is such that when the cam projection 24 has ceased toact upon the arm 25 of the oscillating plate, the pitman will havearrived at a position to bring the end of the slot 27 against. the pin26, and so that during the upward movement of the carriage the grippingjaws will be held open against the action of the spring 20 by theengagement of the end of the slot 27 with said pin 26 until the arm 16of the oscillating plate comes into engagement with I the arm 11 of thetrigger 11, and thereafter the gripping jaws will be held open by theengagement of said arm 16 with said The present mechanism is provided asshown with two counters 28 and 29 for registering coins of two differentdenominations, the counter 28 being what the primary counter, and thecounter 29 being the secondary counter. The counter 28 is actuated bothwhen a nickel is pawed through the machine and also when a dime ispassed through, while the counter 29 is actuated only when a dime ispassed through the machine.

The counter 28 is'actuated by a direct gear connection with the slidingcarriage. "As shown in Fig. 7, the crank-wheel 9 is provided with.gear-teeth 30 which engage the teeth of a gear 31 mounted on a stud 32;carried by the plate 23. Secured to the gear 32 is a pinion-33 whichmeshes with a gear 34 secured to the shaft 35 of'the counter 28.

has been termed tion of said counter-shaft serves to advance one of thenumeral wheels of the counter one step.

Any suitable counter provided with numeral wheels may be employed, butfor the counter which is to be thus actuated by a direct gear connectionwith the carriage it is preferred to employ a counter of that type inwhich the movement of. the numeral wheel is practically completed by ahalf revolution of the counter-shaft, as for example, a counter of thewell-known Veeder. type, such as shown in Figs. 12 and 13 and as morefully shown in the patent to Veeder No. 548,482. By employing a counterof this character the registering of the coin may be effected by thedownward movement of the carriage and thus practically by the coinitself, and so that such registration is not dependent upon the upwardmovement of the carriage which is effected by the operator through therack-bar 8. Of course if it should be so desired the parts may be soarranged that the counter may beso set that theregistration of the coinwill take place during the upward movement of the carriage, instead ofduring its downward movement, but it is preferred, for the reason abovestated, that the registration shall bev efi'ectedby the downwardmovement of the tuated when a nickel is passed therethrough. For thispurpose the next feature of the invention consists of certain selectivemechanism adapted to cause or to pre vent, as the case maybe, theoperation of said counter 29. Thus said selective mechanism is soconstructed that when a nickel is passedthrough the machine, saidcounter 29 will not be operated, but only the counter 28, whereas when adime is passed through the machine, not only the counter 28 will beoperated but the counter 29, the

'counter 28 being as above stated, operated by each and every coin, byreason of its direct gear connection with the sliding carriage abovedescribed.

' Pivoted to the frame 1 is a slotted lever zc A 36 carrying a roll 37.Acting upon said I lever 36 is a spring 38 which acts when free to do soto move the pivoted lever to the left and into the POSI'iIlOIL shown inFig. 1 .and so as to bring the roll 37 into the coin-chute and into thepath of a nickel passing throughsaid chute. The arrangement is such thatthe passage of a the sliding carriage jecting from substantially in linewith said slot 42, and

nickel past said roll will serve to move the pivoted lever 36 from theposition shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 4and in dotted lines in Fig. 6.

It will be understood that at this time the nickel is firmly grasped bythe gripping jaws and that the carriage is moved downward by thespring-motor, and so that the nickel thus firmly held constitutes ineffect a cam, and as such cam, acts by its engage ment with the roll 37to force back the pivoted lever 36 from the position shown in Fig. 1 tothe position shown in Fig. 4, as above stated.

Secured to the frame 1 is a plate 39 provided with two fingers orprojections 40 and 41 forming a slot 42 between said fingers, to behereafter referred to. The upper end of the projection 41 is beveled orcamshaped, as shown.

Also pivoted on the sliding carriage is an arm 43. Extending through theupper end of said arm 43 is a pin 44 arranged to project on both sidesof said arm. The forwardly projecting end of said pin 44 extends intothe slot 45 formed in the lever 36, and said pin 44 is therefore caused,as

moves downward, to travel in said slot 45, whatever the position of thelever 36 may 'be. When, therefore, said lever 36 is pressed to the rightand into the position shown in Fig. 4 by the passage of a nickel pastthe roll 37, the rear'wardly projecting end of said pin 44 will becaused to move downward to the right of the projection 41, and when saidpin thus moves down to the right of said projection 41, the counter- 29will, as will be hereafter explained, not be operated. The engagement ofthe pin 44 with "the beveled or cam,

surface at the upper end of the projection 41 will serve to move thelever 36 somewhat farther to the right, and so as to release the nickelfrom the pressure of the roll thereon under the action of the spring3-8. Thus when the lever 36 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 4, asabove described, only the counter 28 will be operated and said pounterwill register the nickel so passed through the machine. 7

Pivoted to the frame is a lever '46. Prothe outer end of said lever is apin 47 which projects into a slot 48 formed in a lever-arm 49 connectedto the shaft 50 of the counter 29. Pivoted to the lever 46 is anupwardly extending arm 51, the upper end of which arm is bent inward andextends into the slot 42 between the arms 40 and 41. j

With the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1, it will be seen that theslot 45 in the lever 36 communicates with, or is so that if the carriageis moved downward with the lever 36 in the position shown in termed,will be moved to to the lever 46 in other words,

tees-ace Fig. 1, the forwardly projecting end of the pin 44 will enterthe slot 42 and will engage the upper end of the arm 51.

The construction and arrangement of the parts are such that when a dimeis passed through the coin-chute said dime will pass freely by the rolling any movement to thelever 36, which will therefore remain in itsnormal position, as shown in Fig. 3.

As, therefore, theposition of said lever 36 is not changed by thepassage of a dime, the result will be that when a dime is in serted andcarried downward by the sliding carriage, the rearwardly projecting endof the pin 44 will enter the slot 42 and engage the upper end of thearm. 51, as above described, and so that as the carriage continues tomove downward said pin 44, which carried by the carriage, will forcedownward the arm 51 and thus turn the lever 46 upon its pivot so as .toimpart movement to the arm 49 and thereby turn the arm 49 attached tothe shaft of the counter 29, and so as to move the units numeral wheelof said counter one step.

It will be noted that by reason of the mechanism for actuating saidcounter 29 said counter should preferably be of a type, the shaft ofwhich is rotated one tenth of a revolution for each registration of theunit numeral wheel.

With the construction above described it will be seen that when a nickelis inserted and carried downward by the sliding carriage the selectivelever 36, 'as it may be the position shown in Fig. 4, and so that thepin 44 will not engage the arm 51, and so that, therefore, thecounter 29will not be operated, but only the counter 28- will be operated by itsdirect gear connection with the carriage. When, however, a dime isinserted and carried downward by the carriage the selective lever 36will remain in its normal position, and so that the pin brought intoengagement with the arm 51, and so that the continued downward move mentof the carriage will impart movement and thus operate the counter 29. Itwill be understood, however, that 37 and without impart- 44 will be Iwhen, the counter 29 is thus operated, the

counter 28 will also be operated by its direct gear cpnnection with thecarriage, or

both counters will be operated when a dime is passed through themachine, whereas only the counter 28 will be operated when a nickel ispassed through. Thus the counter 28 will register the number of coins,both nickels and dimes, which have been passed through the machine,while the counter 29 will register and indicate how many of those coinsweredimes. Thus by adding together at any time the number registered onthe counter 29 and whether said disks are coins or are merely employedto represent any two different things, the account of which is to beseparately kept.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. A fare register having in combination a primary counter forregistering coins of one denomination, a secondary counter forregistering coins of another denomination, means for operating saidprimary counter when a coin of corresponding denomination is inserted,and means for preventing the operation of said secondary counter whensuchcoin is inserted.

2. A fare register having in combination a primary counter forreglstering coins of one denomination, a secondary counter forregistering coins of another denomination, means for operating saidprimary counter when a coin of corresponding denomination is inserted,and means positioned by a coin of the other denomination for operatingsaid secondary counter.

3. A fare register having in combination a primary counter forregistering coins of one denomination, a secondary counter forregistering coins of another denomination, means for operating saidprimary counter when a coin of corresponding denomination is inserted,and means for operating both of said counters when a coin of the otherdenomination is inserted.

4. A fare register having in combination a primary counter forregistering coins of one denomination, a secondary, counter forregistering coins of another denomination, means for operating saidprimary counter when a coin of either denominatlon is inserted, andmeans for operating said secondary counter when a coin of correspondingdenomination is inserted.

5. A fare register having in combination a coin-carrying carriage, aregistering counter, and a direct and permanent connection between saidcarriage and said counter, whereby the movement of said carriage willserve to positively operate said counter.

6. A fare register having in combination a coin-carrying carriageprovided with gripping jaws adapted to grip a coin, a registeringcounter, and a positive connection between said carriage and saidcounter.

7. A fare register having in combination a coin-carrying carriageprovided with gripping jaws adapted to grip a coin, a registering coin,and a gear connection between said carriage and said counter.

8. In a fare register, 4 the combination, I

with a sliding carriage, of a registering counter, devices adapted toconnect said carriage and said counter, and means for preventing theengagement of said devices.

9. In a fare register, the combination, with a sliding carriage, of aregistering counter, devices adapted to connect said carriage and saidcounter, and means adapted to be controlled by a coin for preventing theengagement of said devices.

10. In a fare register, the combination, with a sliding carriage, of aregistering counter, devices adapted to connect said carriage and saidcounter, and means adapted to be controlled by coins of difl'erentdenominations for permitting or preventing the engagement of saiddevices.

11. In a fare register, the combination, witha sliding carnage, of tworegistering counters, a direct connection between said carriage and oneof said counters, and coincontrolled means for determining whether theother counter shall or shall not be operated.

12. In a fare register, the combination, with a sliding carriage, oftworegistering counters, a direct and permanent connection between saidcarriage and one of said counters, and devices adapted to connect saidcarria e and the other counter.

13. In a fare register, the combination, with a sliding carriage, of tworegistering counters, a direct and permanent connection between saidcarriage and one of said counters, devices adapted to connect saidcarriage and the other counter, and means for preventin the engagementof said devices.

14. %n a fare register, the combination, with a sliding carnage, of tworegistering counters, a direct and permanent connection between saidcarriage and one of said counters, devices adapted to connect saidcarriage and the other counter, and means adapted to be controlled bycoins of difierent denomivices adapted to connect said carriage and theother counter, and a swinging arm adapted to be operated by a coin ofone denomination for preventing the engagement of said devices.

' 18. A fare register having in combination a coin-carrying carriage, aregistering counter adapted to be actuated by substan tially ahalf-revolution of its shaft, a positive connection between saidcoin-carrying carriage and said shaft, whereby said coun: ter may bepositively actuated by a movement of said coin-carrying carriage in onedirection,

19. A fare register having in combination a coin-carrying carriageprovided with gripping jaws, a registering counter adapted to beactuated by substantially a halt-revolution of its shaft, and a positiveconnection betweensaid coin-carrying carriage and said counter-shaft. II

20. A-fare register having in combination a coin-carrying carriage, aregistering counter adapted to be actuated bv substantially ahalf-revolution of its shaft, and a gear connection between saidcoin-carrying carrlage and said shaft v 21. A {are register comprising acoincarrying carriage provided with a pair of rying carriage provinaoasos movable gripping jaws adapted to grip the coin on opposite sidesthereof.

22. A fare register comprising a coin-carded with a pair of movablegripping jaws adapted to grip the coin on opposite sides thereof, andmeans for operating said gripping jaws to grip and release the coin.

23. A fare register comprising a pair of gripping jaws adapted to gripthe coin on opposite sides, and means operated by the insertion of acoin for causing the coin to be gripped by said jaws.

2A. A fare register comprising a pair of spring-operated gripping jawsadapted to gri the coin on opposite sides, means for normally holdingsaid jaws separated, and a tripping device adapted to be operated by theinsertion of a coin for releasing said gripping jaws to grip the coin.

25. A fare register comprising a pair of spring-operated grippingjaws'adapted to grip the coin on opposite sides,a toggle for operatingsaid gripping jaws, means for normally holding said jaws separated, anda tripping device adapted to be operated by the insertion of a coin forreleasing said gripping jaws to grip the coin.

26. In a fare register, the combination of a sliding carriage, a pair ofgripping jaws mounted on said carriage and adapted to grip the coin onopposite sides, and means for operating said gripping aws to grip andrelease the coin.

GEURGE F, ROOKE. 4

Witnesses:

W. H. Tnmes'ron, J. H. Trrtms'roN.

